Is Zerona Laser Treatment Painful?

The Zerona treatment is a completely painless cold laser:  I generally have my patients treated in a dark room with music playing.  Many say it is the most relaxing 40 minutes of their day.  The only sensation some patients report is an "awareness" of something on the skin, perhaps a slight tingling, never pain.  The treatments are usually every other day for a series of 6, 9 or 12 treatments.  The laser treats the targeted body area for 20 minutes on the front and 20 minutes on the back.  With adherence to the laser protocol, patients are getting excellent results.  Last week we had one patient lose cumulatively 14 inches from the thighs, hips and waist.

The Zerona process is a painless low level laser.  The laser energy is tuned down to provide photonic stimulation only and is not a heat generating laser. Think of the different effects of photons stimulating plant cells to produce energy versus the heat of the Sun focused through a magnifying glass.  The Zerona effects are not a result of thermal damage. The fat cells do not "melt", but respond by releasing excess lipids through a pore in the cell membrane.  Because the cells are not damaged as the lipids are released, there is no apparent inflammatory reaction, and results are seen within several weeks.